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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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As a Mariners fan, I watched, in disbelieving horror, as those shitty A's teams somehow blew past the M's to win division crowns. As a Strat-O-Matic baseball junkie for many years, this poster touches me in that special, innocent boyhood place. The movie was pretty damn good, despite the awful Brad Pitt casting. You can buy the poster here. Related: a post of baseball ads.

Too bad the batter graphic is wrong. If the POV is supposed to be from the front of a right handed batter (which I think it is), the bat is in the wrong position, it should be behind the head. If the POV is supposed to be from behind a lefty, then the grip is wrong, the leading hand should be on the bottom (and don't give me any "cross-handed BS").